Administrative regulations are best described as laws that...

• A. They are passed by administrative agencies and govern specific areas of responsibility.
• B. They are statutes enacted by the legislature
• C. They are common law principles
• D. They are opinions issued by the judiciary

Answer: (A)

Administrative regulations are rules issued by government agencies to carry out and detail the statutes enacted by the legislature. These regulations focus on specific areas within an agency’s responsibility and have the force of law within that domain, shaping how laws are applied in practice. They’re created under the authority of an enabling statute, and agencies typically follow formal rulemaking processes before adopting them. While they implement and flesh out legislative directives, they are not the statutes themselves, nor are they common-law principles or judicial opinions.